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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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